PARKING METERS

Reno Administrative Code tit. 6, ch. 6.08

in effect

Reno Administrative Code § 6.08.010 Parking meter districts.

Sec. 6.08.010. - Parking meter districts. Parking meter district no. 1 within the city shall be the same as district no. 1 as stated in section 6.04.160. (Code 1966, § 8.56.010; Ord. No. 6193, § 1, 7-6-11)

Reno Administrative Code § 6.08.020 Designation of parking spaces.

Sec. 6.08.020. - Designation of parking spaces. The traffic engineer may cause to be marked off individual parking spaces in the parking zones designated in section 6.08.010 and in such other districts as may hereafter be established, such parking spaces to be designated by lines painted or durably marked on the curbing or surface of the street. At each space so marked off it shall be unlawful to park any vehicle in such a way that the vehicle shall not be entirely within the limits of the space so designated. (Code 1966, § 8.56.020; Ord. No. 6193, § 1, 7-6-11)

Reno Administrative Code § 6.08.030 Installation of parking meters.

Sec. 6.08.030. - Installation of parking meters. In the parking meter district, the traffic engineer may cause parking meters to be installed upon the curb or sidewalk, and the city manager, or designee, shall be responsible for the regulation, control, operation, maintenance and use of such parking meters. Each device shall be so set as to show legal parking upon the payment of appropriate fee, for the period of time prescribed by this chapter. (Code 1966, § 8.56.030; Ord. No. 6193, § 1, 7-6-11)

Reno Administrative Code § 6.08.040 Operation of parking meters.

Sec. 6.08.040. - Operation of parking meters. Except in a period of emergency to be determined by an officer of the fire department or police department, or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or traffic-control sign or signal, and unless otherwise provided in section 6.06.475, when any vehicle shall be parked in any parking space alongside or next to which a parking meter or traffic-control signage indicating metered parking is located, the operator of such vehicle shall, upon entering the parking meter space, immediately transact or cause to be transacted the proper payment as is required for such parking meter and as is designated by proper directions on the meter, and failure to transact such proper payment shall constitute a violation of this title. Upon the transaction of such payment the parking space may be lawfully occupied by such vehicle during the period of time which has been prescribed for the parking space, provided that any person placing a vehicle in a parking meter space controlled by a meter which indicates that unused time has been left in the meter by the previous occupant of the space shall not be required to transact payment so long as his occupancy of the space does not exceed the indicated unused parking time. When each device indicates the expiration of the lawful time limit, the lawful parking period has expired and in such cases the right of such vehicle to occupy such space shall cease and the operator, owner, possessor or manager thereof shall be subject to the penalties provided in this Code. (Code 1966, § 8.56.040; Ord. No. 6193, § 1, 7-6-11; Ord. No. 6220, § 1, 1-18-12)

Reno Administrative Code § 6.08.050 Parking time limits.

Sec. 6.08.050. - Parking time limits. (a) The city engineer shall have the power to establish the days of operation, time limitations in the parking spaces in the parking meter districts. The days of operation, time limitations and rates charged need not be uniform throughout the district. The rates will be established by the city council by resolution during the budget process. (b) The days of operation and time limitations pursuant to subsection (a) may be appealed to the city manager or his designee by filing a letter in his office stating the reasons for the appeal. The city manager shall have final authority in such appeals. (Code 1966, § 8.56.050; Ord. No. 3384, § 1, 4-14-86; Ord. No. 4708, § 1, 1-28-97; Ord. No. 4868, § 1, 5-12-98; Ord. No. 6193, § 1, 7-6-11)

Reno Administrative Code § 6.08.060 Violations.

Sec. 6.08.060. - Violations. Unless otherwise provided in section 6.06.475, it shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter subject to a civil fine and penalties as set forth in section 6.30.620 of the Reno Municipal Code for any person: (1) To cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in the name of, or operated by such person to be parked overtime, or beyond the period of legal parking time established for any parking meter district as herein described, or to transact payment for the purpose of parking beyond the maximum legal parking time for the particular designated space in a parking meter district. (2) To park any vehicle across any line or marking of a parking meter space or in such position that the vehicle shall not be entirely within the area designated by such lines or markings. (3) To permit any vehicle to remain or be placed in any parking space adjacent to any parking meter or traffic-control signage indicating metered parking while said meter is indicating that the vehicle occupying such parking space has already been parked beyond the period prescribed for such parking space. (4) To deface, injure, tamper with, open or willfully break, destroy, or impair the usefulness of any parking meter or associated traffic-control signage under the provisions of this chapter. (5) To transact or cause to be transacted in any parking meter any slug, device or metal substance, or other substitute for lawful payment. (Code 1966, § 8.56.060; Ord. No. 3108, § 1, 8-8-83; Ord. No. 3297, § 1, 7-8-85; Ord. No. 6065, § 1, 11-10-08; Ord. No. 6193, § 1, 7-6-11; Ord. No. 6220, § 1, 1-18-12)

Reno Administrative Code § 6.08.070 Collections.

Sec. 6.08.070. - Collections. Regular collections of the payment deposited in the parking meters or transacted through computerized systems shall be made by persons so designated by the city manager, and it shall be the duty of such person so designated to remove from the parking meters the payment so deposited in such meters and to deliver or transfer the payment to the city clerk who shall count the funds so collected and deposit such funds. (Code 1966, § 8.56.070; Ord. No. 6193, § 1, 7-6-11)

Reno Administrative Code § 6.08.080 Reservation of powers.

Sec. 6.08.080. - Reservation of powers. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting the city from providing for bus stops, for taxicab stands, and other matters of similar nature, including the loading and unloading of trucks or other commercial vehicles. (Code 1966, § 8.56.090; Ord. No. 6193, § 1, 7-6-11)

Reno Administrative Code § 6.08.090 Exercise of police power.

Sec. 6.08.090. - Exercise of police power. This entire chapter shall be deemed and construed to be an exercise of the police power of the city for the preservation and protection of public safety, and all of its provisions shall be liberally construed with a view to the effectuation of purpose. (Code 1966, § 8.56.100; Ord. No. 6193, § 1, 7-6-11)

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